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Who’s hiding in there?

By Neil Sperry • June 24, 2025

Every year of my life I’ve had these little guys in my Texas landscapes. I wasn’t sure what I had initially, but the most user-friendly university entomologist ever, H.A. Turney …

Ornamental grasses – my feelings and my favorites

By Neil Sperry • June 18, 2025

My dad was a Professor of Range Science at Texas A&M. He was a PhD botanist who specialized in ranchland grasses of Texas. As I traveled across Texas in the …

Little plants make big impact

By Neil Sperry • June 18, 2025

Time was when we thought of color as coming in corner-to-corner beds across the fronts of our houses. Those days are essentially gone. Most of us tired of the effort …

Gardening This Weekend: June 19, 2025

By Neil Sperry • June 18, 2025

I promised you my own personal checklist of the most critical tasks for the second half of June. Here’s what we’re doing around our landscape and garden. PLANT• New turfgrass …

Despised dallisgrass

By Neil Sperry • June 11, 2025

Remember getting all dressed up for that big date. You looked terrific. But on that last pass past the mirror, there it was – a big pimple right on the …

Stunning in summer

By Neil Sperry • June 11, 2025

I was about 12. It was the Christmas holidays, and my seed catalogs had just started arriving. I turned the page and there were the Mallow Marvels – gigantic flowers …

Galveston’s backyard playgrounds – by Diane Morey Sitton

By Diane Morey Sitton • June 10, 2025

Galveston brings to mind sand, surf and summer sunsets. But the gardens on this island resort are as equally compelling as the beaches and summer skies. Recently eight private gardens …

Gardening This Weekend: June 12, 2025

By Neil Sperry • June 10, 2025

Here are my timely tasks for this early summer June weekend. Take a quick glance to see how many you need to accomplish. PLANT• Hot-weather annuals. Copper plants, firebush, Gold …

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